National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Creighton 97, Western Illinois 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Evan Burroughs, # Jeff Clark, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: 16118

Freshman guard Khyri Thomas led the way with 18 points as Creighton added another comfortable victory to its resume with a dominating 97-67 victory over previously undefeated Western Illinois in nonconference play at Omaha, Neb.

Senior center Geoffrey Groselle added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Bluejays (5-2). Creighton outrebounded Western Illinois 47-29 and outscored the Leathernecks 46-20 in the paint.

Junior guard Garret Covington had 14 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting for the Leathernecks. Western Illinois (5-1) made headlines by opening up the season with a win over then-ranked Wisconsin, and followed up with victories over four lesser opponents.

The Leathernecks' hope of an upset was short-lived as the Bluejays had a double-digit lead within the first ten minutes of the game. Creighton led 44-31 at the half.

The second half was when the real dominance set in as Creighton slowly but surely built its lead into the thirties.
Top Game Performances
 
Western Illinois   Creighton
Garret Covington 14 Scoring Khyri Thomas 18
Jabari Sandifer 6 Assists Mo Watson Jr. 5
Jabari Sandifer 5 Rebounds Geoffrey Groselle 9
Tate Stensgaard 2 Free Throws Made Geoffrey Groselle 5
Jamie Batish 1 Steals Tyler Clement 1
Jalen Chapman 2 Blocks Geoffrey Groselle 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Western Illinois 67 45.0 10-22 3-6 12 25 4 2 9
Creighton 97 50.7 10-24 17-27 16 44 4 3 4